DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz maintained the release conditions for a homicide defendant on June 12 after she removed her GPS ankle monitor and violated her home confinement requirement.  Shawnta Aiken, 52, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for her alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Richard Walker, 56, on the 3000 block of P Street, SE, on Nov. Read more »

A defense attorney in DC Superior Court Neal Kravitz’s courtroom said she intends to challenge an evaluation by the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) that found a stabbing defendant mentally competent to stand trial. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz found probable cause two suspects committed murder and denied the release of one in a co-defendant case during a preliminary hearing June 16. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz maintained his prior decision to release a homicide defendant due to his deteriorating health in jail during a pretrial hearing on June 5. Read more »

A jury acquitted a defendant of all charges related to a 2009 homicide before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 11. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a defense motion for acquittal in a triple-homicide case on June 8. Read more »

The primary medical examiner in a triple-homicide said she didn't prepare testimony in the case because medical problems interfered with her right state of mind in a trial before DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz on June 3.  Jalonte Thompkins, 34, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder while armed, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction greater than a year for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of three brothers, 34-year-old James Morgan, 30-year-old Jamal Morgan, and 42-year-old Vincent Martin on Aug. Read more »

On the fifth day of the prosecution’s case in a triple-homicide trial, on June 2, DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz called upon the third alternate juror because of another panel member’s continued illness. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a defense motion for release on June 4 in a non-fatal stabbing case reopened by the DC Court of Appeals.  Onzay Gibbs, 36, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed and aggravated assault knowingly while armed for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on Sept. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz considered a bench warrant on June 1 ordering a medical examiner to testify in a triple-homicide trial if the analyst fails to appear in-person. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz imposed a 48 months sentence for a stabbing defendant during a hearing on May 29.  On Feb. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz denied a homicide defendant’s request for release pending a retrial during a hearing on May 29.  Jaime Macedo, 25, is charged with felony murder while armed, robbery while armed, and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Maxwell Emerson on July 5, 2023 on the 600 block of Alumni Lane, NE.  On May 4, a jury convicted Macedo of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict, but were unable to reach an unanimous verdict for all other charges. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz alerted parties in a stabbing case that the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) found the defendant mentally competent during a hearing on May 29.  Corey Bridges, 31, is charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, assault with significant bodily injury while armed, aggravated assault knowingly while armed, assault with a dangerous weapon, threatening to kidnap or injure a person, and tampering with physical evidence for his alleged involvement in a stabbing on June 7, 2025 on the 1400 block of Morse Street, NE. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz transferred a homicide defendant to a psychiatric hospital on May 28 for additional observations about his mental competency. Read more »

DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz ordered a preliminary mental competency screening on May 22 for a defendant accused of a fatal beating. Read more »